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Poll: 35 Oldest Movies You Must See Before You Die

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is a film reference book edited by Steven Schneider with original essays on each film contributed by over 70 film critics.

The first edition was published in 2003. The book has been published in many languages.

Steven Schneider is a former film critic and scholar with M.A. Degrees in Philosophy from Harvard University and the University of London and in Cinema Studies from New York University.

Among the oldest 35 movies in the book, which is your favorite title?

Source: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020 Edition)

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    A Trip to the Moon (1902)

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    The Great Train Robbery (1903)

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    The Birth of a Nation (1915)

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    Les vampires (1915)

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    Intolerance (1916)

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    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

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    Broken Blossoms or the Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)

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    Within Our Gates (1920)

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    Orphans of the Storm (1921)

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    The Phantom Carriage (1921)

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    The Smiling Madame Beudet (1923)

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    Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)

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    Nanook of the North (1922)

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    Nosferatu (1922)

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    Häxan (1922)

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    Foolish Wives (1922)

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    Our Hospitality (1923)

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    The Wheel (1923)

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    The Last Laugh (1924)

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    Strike (1925)

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    Sherlock Jr. (1924)

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    The Great White Silence (1922)

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    Greed (1924)

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    The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

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    The Eagle (1925)

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    The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

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    Battleship Potemkin (1925)

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    The Gold Rush (1925)

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    The Big Parade (1925)

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    The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)

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    Metropolis (1927)

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    Sunrise (1927)

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    The General (1926)

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    The Unknown (1927)

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    October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1927)


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